Orthodox priest and theologian, victim of the communist regime Bănel Nicoliță (1985– ) – football player Dumitru Cornilescu (1891–1975) – Eastern Orthodox, then Protestant priest, translated the Bible into Romanian in 1921 Grigore Moisil (1906–1973) – mathematician and computing pioneer Claudiu Niculescu (1976– ) – football player Florentin Petre (1976– ) – football player Marius Moga (1981– ) – pop music composer and singer Nicolae Steinhardt (1912–1989) – writer Laura Stoica (1967–2006) – pop and rock singer, composer and actress Cătălin Hâldan (1976–2000) – football player Anghel Saligny (1854–1925) – public works, chiefly railway engineer Ivan Patzaichin (1949–2021) – flatwater canoer who won seven Olympic medals Maria Tănase (1913–1963) – traditional and popular music singer Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930–2013) – film director, actor and politician Octavian Paler (1926–2007) – essayist The Unknown Soldier – the Romanian soldier in the national Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883) – composer Nicolae Covaci (1947– ) – founder of the Phoenix rock band Dumitru Prunariu (1952– ) – first Romanian cosmonaut Iancu de Hunedoara (c. 1387 – 1456) – Voivode of Transylvania, captain-general and regent of the Kingdom of Hungary Constantin Noica (1909–1987) – philosopher and essayist Badea Cârțan (1849–1911) – a shepherd who fought for the independence of the Romanians of Transylvania (then under Hungarian rule inside Austria-Hungary) Other editions Other countries have produced similar shows; see Greatest Britons spin-offs References External links mariromani.ro Greatest Nationals Lists of Romanian people Romanian Television Romanian television series